Out to Lunch (album) explained

Out to Lunch is the debut studio album of Mainesthai, released in June 1994 by Zoth Ommog Records.^[1] It is a side project, along with Benestrophe, of Gary Dassing and Dwayne Dassing of Mentallo & the Fixer with vocalist Michael Greene.^[2]

Music

The music of Out to Lunch was entirely composed by Dwayne Dassing and Gary Dassing with Michael Greene writing the lyrics and providing vocals. Like Mentallo & the Fixer's previous albums, Out to Lunch fuses science fiction and horror film samples into its industrial music but with a stronger emphasis on keyboards and unique percussion.^[3]

The album was re-released by Metropolis Records on Jananuary 1998 without additional content. On February 16, 2018 it was issued as a music download by Alfa Matrix on the label's Bandcamp^{[4] [5] [6]}

Reception

Steve Huey of AllMusic awarded the album three out of five stars and said "Mainesthai's Out to Lunch features aggressive industrial rhythms underpinning the melodic vocals of Mike Greene." Lollipop Magazine commended the band for emphasizing melody but criticized the overall execution of the album.^[7] Sonic Boom but was critical of the vocal performances, saying "Mr. Greene has chosen to utilize very stereotypical effects processing which is very uninspiring and ultimately boring." The critic recommended the album to admirers of Mentallo & The Fixer despite noting that the music sounded dated at the time of their review.^[3]

Personnel

Adapted from the Out to Lunch liner notes.^[8]

Mainesthai

• Dwayne Dassing (as The Fixer) – programming, cover art, illustrations, producer
• Gary Dassing (as Mentallo) – programming, guitar, cover art, illustrations, producer
• Michael Greene – vocals, producer

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
Germany	1994	Zoth Ommog	CD	ZOT 117
United States	1998	Metropolis		MET 066
Belgium	2008	Alfa Matrix	DL
	2018			AM3259DJ

External links

• • Out to Lunch at Bandcamp
• Out to Lunch at iTunes

Notes and References

1. Kim Ann . Alexander . An Evening With Mentallo & Fixer . Last Sigh Magazine . June 30, 1997 . August 23, 2020 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120419144343/http://www.lastsigh.com/interviews/mentallo.htm . April 19, 2012 .
2. Web site: John . Bush . [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=mn0000227730/biography|pure_url=yes}} Mentallo & the Fixer > Biography ]. . August 23, 2020.
3. Chris . Christian . Mainesthai: Out to Lunch . Sonic Boom . February 1998 . 6 . 1 . August 23, 2020.
4. Marija . Buljeta . Mentallo & The Fixer Reissued the Remastered Back-Catalogue . ALTvenger Magazine . ALTvenger . March 25, 2018 . August 23, 2020.
5. Ilker . Yücel . Alfa Matrix Releases Reissues of Mentallo & The Fixer and Side Projects, Remastered by Gary Dassing . ReGen . February 19, 2018 . August 23, 2020.
6. Zlatko . Zlaya Zgombic . Mentallo and The Fixer - Rearranging Molecules: Interview With Gary Dassing of Mentallo and The Fixer . Wire Trap . August 28, 2017 . August 23, 2020.
7. Chris . Best . Mainesthai – Out to Lunch – Review . Lollipop Magazine . April 1, 1998 . August 23, 2020.
8. Out to Lunch . Out to Lunch (album) . . 1994 . booklet . . Hesse, Germany.